The Danger of Presumed Superiority in Dante’s Inferno
“All of our waste which we dumped on her and which she absorbed…We were so beautiful when we stood astride her ugliness” (The Bluest Eye)...
Feb 17, 20233 min read
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Disturbing the Sanctity of Ritual
Justice is living with the city inside yourself. In ancient Athens, the city was the community, and the community was the self. To act in...
Feb 3, 20233 min read
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There is Only One Sphere
Dualities often give rise to conflict. Hot or cold, peace or war, black or white… it is natural for one to dominate the other; it is...
Jan 7, 20234 min read
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The Vanishment of the Color Line
The story of America is one of bondage. In a country that championed freedom and liberty, they harbored one dark regret: slavery. In the...
Dec 30, 20224 min read
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The Monstrous Quality of Isolation
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, as described by Christa Knellwolf in her “Geographic Boundaries and Inner Space: Frankenstein, Scientific...
Dec 1, 20226 min read
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Clocks
There is a clock. It’s mounted on the wall next to them; Eleanor pays no mind to its insistent ticking, but Alice sees it and hears it,...
Oct 23, 20222 min read
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Transcending the Artifice of Society
Shakespeare’s King Lear is a cautionary tale, serving to warn readers what happens when those in power become corrupted. Families of the...
Oct 22, 20227 min read
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